LOS ANGELES--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--myDevices, the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions company that
“simplifies the connected world,” today announced the addition of R&D
software engineer Eric Ptak as the resident Internet of Things (IoT)
expert. Ptak will lead myDevices as the company gears up for its next
offering, which will be specifically tooled for the DIY/maker/developer
community.

“Eric will be a great addition to myDevices”

Ptak has eight years of experience in R&D engineering and in networking
protocols and software development. An open source evangelist, he began
using Arduino in 2009 and saw the potential in the open hardware, makers
and DIY movements. In 2012, he purchased a first-generation Raspberry
Pi. Since then, he has invested much of his spare time in the creation
of WebIOPi,
a REST framework and web app to control the Raspberry Pi and its GPIO
through the web.

WebIOPi has achieved a monthly user base of more than 15K without any
promotion.

“Eric will be a great addition to myDevices,” said Kevin Bromber, CEO of
myDevices. “We’re excited to have him on the team as we continue to grow
and move into the next phase of our launch, which will focus on the
developer community and fostering our relationships there. We have this
truly amazing technology, and now, with Eric as our IoT expert, we have
someone who is already deeply enmeshed in the developer community to
help us get our technology to the people who will be able to make use of
its utility. We’re very excited.”

Ptak comes to myDevices from Worldline, an Atos Company, where he worked
on several industrial connected objects, giving him in-depth insight
into the difficulties and constraints of the IoT business. With his
extensive knowledge of networking protocols, software development and
electronics, he is the ideal person to lead myDevices as the company
prepares to expand its product portfolio specifically for the DIY and
developer space.

Ptak is skilled in C/C++, Objective-C, Java, Python, Windows, Linux, iOS
and Android, as well as network protocols, all over the OSI stack, and
specialized in NGN telecom services.

“The rapid development of the Internet of Things is in high demand. My
vision for the expansion and evolution of the myDevices IoT platform is
to continue to innovate and accelerate support of devices, actuators,
sensors, extensions and protocol translators such as MQTT, AMQP, CoAP,
RESTful APIs and more. I am very excited to take the lead in developing
the next generation of IoT platform capabilities.”

About myDevices

myDevices develops middleware platforms and application solutions for
the Internet of Things that “simplify the connected world.” myDevices
customized solutions allow companies that manufacture, sell and support
connected devices to efficiently connect products, manage data and
interact with their customers. myDevices is the first platform of its
kind to offer a back-end connected device solution for the enterprise
and an interconnected front-end solution for the end user. myDevices is
headquartered in Los Angeles and is a division of Avanquest.